The Last Gang, Obscene Daydreams
“Good, angry, and alive” well captures The Last Gang as they release their third full-length, Obscene Daydreams.
Cursive, Devourer
“I am obsessive about consuming the arts. Music, film, literature. I’ve come to recognize that I devour all of these art forms then, in turn, create my own versions of these things and spew them out onto the world.”
Western Addiction, Frail Bray
“I was like, ‘Man, I can be this upset, or I can try to be optimistic. You always have to try, you know? So I was like, ‘What if we made a hopeful record?’”
Useless ID, Most Useless Songs
There’s something inherently futile about creating “best of” albums, which feels more futile the longer a band has been together.
Get Dead, Dancing With the Curse
“We wanted to just be able to cut through the noise and have some kind of impact. And to try to let people know that what they're doing is okay, and people are behind them.”
NOFX & Frank Turner, West Coast Vs. Wessex
“It's difficult to describe quite how it feels to hear back a song that you wrote played by NOFX, one of your favorite bands, in a style that is unmistakably theirs.”
The Districts, You Know I’m Not Going Anywhere
“I was just like, ‘Man, I don’t relate to any of the stuff that came before in my life.’ Do I want to keep doing music? Do I want to keep doing it in this context?”
PEARS, PEARS
“Collectively we figured we’ve danced around pop music our entire career so far. But we were like, ‘Let’s just do a full-on fucking pop tune. Why not?”
Punk Rock Bowling 2020
Press release for the 2020 Punk Rock Bowling Festival…which didn’t happen.
Face to Face, Live in a Dive
Two decades, eight studio albums, and roughly a million shows after their previous live album, face to face recaptures their ferocious live performances.
David Kilgour and the Heavy Eights, Bobbie’s a Girl
“There seemed to be a certain mood running through the tracks, and I decided to stay there for the rest of the LP, to investigate the mood fully.”
Electric Youth, Memory Emotion
“We have this thing where we’re listening to a song that we’ve created, and there’s a certain chord that hits, or a certain melody, or some lyrics, and it just gives you this reaction, almost like a physical reaction.”
Good Riddance, Thoughts and Prayers
“Just because you can’t see tangible change right in front of your face doesn’t mean that it’s not happening.”
Tommy and June, Tommy and June
“I emailed both of them and told them to start a band together. I know you live in two different parts of the world, but I think you would make a great two-piece band. Let me produce the record, and we’ll see how it goes. You don’t have to tour. Just spend a week in the studio with me.”
Bracket, Too Old to Die Young
“We have always thought it was hard for us to fit in, wherever we were.”